Asked why he had not appointed a second deputy prime minister, Mr Wong says that the Cabinet already has three coordinating ministers, appointed after the 2025 election.

Asked why he had not appointed a second deputy prime minister, Mr Wong says that the Cabinet already has three coordinating ministers, appointed after the 2025 election.

Mr K Shanmugam is appointed senior minister while labour chief Ng Chee Meng rejoins the Cabinet and Ms Jasmin Lau is named acting manpower minister.

The prime minister is forming a team that will not just carry the country into the decades ahead but one that he can trust and work with.